Ali wins Arab U-21 Gold Medal

Qatar’s rising star, Ali Al-Obaidly, won the Arab U-21 Championship 2008 Gold medal. The 16 years old gave his country its first gold medal ever in Arab Championship. This came alongside the team’s first ever Silver Medal in the championship. Ali started off with wins against Lebanon, Libya and Jordan in the round-robin as he qualified first in his group. He then easily…

Devaney Wins Pot Black Title

147Academy player Jason Devaney from Ireland won the Junior Pot Black title in the famous Crucible arena and hopes to be back someday competing in the 888.com World Snooker Championship. Jason had travelled to Sheffield with his coach PJ Nolan and PJ said afterwards that he was so proud of Jason. The 15-year-old from Ballina in County…

Shehab wins Asian Games Gold

Mustafa Shehab from the United Arab Emirates UAE won his biggest titles to date when the Arab Champion won the Men’s singles snooker gold in Asian Indoor Games in China Macau. Shehab took the medal after a close fight. It was a right royal battle from the start and both were seen at their best…

Qatar Win Bronze Arab Championships

The Qatar Snooker national team finished in Bronze position in the Arab snooker championships in Damascus Syria today. Qatar team had already beaten Syria 3-0 and beat Kuwait 3-0, but the qatari team lost 1-2 to Egypt in the semi finals. In the Semi finals, Qatar captain Mohsen A Aziz got Qatar off to a great…

Ahmed wins first Qatar Gold Medal

Ahmed Saif from Qatar became the first Qatari ever to win a Gold medal at this years GCC Snooker Championships in Dubai. The 2005 Event this year was held in the fantastic Dubai Snooker Club and featured players from UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Ahmed was delighted to win the gold and…